Three AAC Teams Receive Votes in latest NAIA Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second week in a row, the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles hold the No. 1 ranking in the second Coaches' Top 25 Poll of 2017, announced the national office Tuesday.

Top 25 Highlights

Oklahoma Wesleyan received 495 points, earning the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row, and the 10th time in program history.

The Eagles defeated No. 4 Hastings (Neb.) and tied No. 8 Missouri Valley to remain at the top

Defending National Champions Hastings (Neb.) dropped two spots this week to No. 6. The Broncos began the year ranked No. 1, and have gone 4-2-0 since

Spring Arbor (Mich.) and Westmont (Calif.) join the Top 25 for the first time in 2017

Rio Grande (Ohio) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 57. They are currently ranked No. 4

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school at 108-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 Poll in 2007. Rio Grande is second with 101-consecutive rankings.

Poll Methodology

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups

The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list

The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on

Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"